| Poll :: Which word do you use to describe your routine? |
| regimen |
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73% |
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| regime |
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19% |
[ 5 ] |
| regiment |
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7% |
[ 2 ] |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:32 pm  |
| violetanne wrote: |
I'm an Englsih major.
Regimen is the only word you should use, of the three, to describe your skincare routine! Anything else, well, would be wrong!  |
| tsjmom wrote: |
OMG this is a HUGE HUGE HUGE pet peeve of mine  I am constantly amazed by the number of so-called *professionals* who use "regime" to describe their skin/excercise routines, etc. Since when did they join the army? |
I thought everyone knew the proper usage but when I see improper usage, it drives me UP A WALL! Like tsjmom I find this to be a MASSIVE pet peeve for me! |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:58 pm |
| Thank you Mermaid Girl! You took the words out of my mouth...and English is not my first language. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:03 pm |
| Sundew wrote: |
Regimen:
–noun
1. Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
2. regime (defs. 1, 2).
3. Grammar. government (def. 9).
Regime:
n.
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1. A form of government: a fascist regime.
2. A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime.
2. A prevailing social system or pattern.
3. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails.
4. A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen.
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my english is horrendous. may i ask why regime is wrong since the no.4 definition says "a regulated system"? i think of our skincare ritual as a regulated system. both are nouns though.
this is confusing, please do help me differentiate the two. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:21 pm |
| katee wrote: |
| Ah Heather - most of our so's would probably ^5 your bf for that. Mine usually groans out something like, "are you coming to bed when you finish doing stuff to yourself." Shaking my head... He makes it sound like I'm in there masturbating !!! |
Hi Katee!
If BF ever explores my DIY mystery bottles and discovers the DMAE serum, I'm sure he'll think it's lube and accuse me of the same thing! |
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Blond, Swedish/Cherokee, normal/dry skin, a sucker for products, gizmos, and treatments that are "age-defying." Just hit the big 4-0 |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:22 pm |
| snowstar wrote: |
| Sundew wrote: |
Regimen:
–noun
1. Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
2. regime (defs. 1, 2).
3. Grammar. government (def. 9).
Regime:
n.
1.
1. A form of government: a fascist regime.
2. A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime.
2. A prevailing social system or pattern.
3. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails.
4. A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen.
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my english is horrendous. may i ask why regime is wrong since the no.4 definition says "a regulated system"? i think of our skincare ritual as a regulated system. both are nouns though.
this is confusing, please do help me differentiate the two. |
I tutored writing a couple years, and if a student were to ask me this question I would tell them that 'regimen' would be the most appropriate word (when referring to anything you do to better yourself, be it skincare, exercise, etc) as 'regime' has a rather negative connotation. The key to the definition of regimen is the "to attain a result," which is what we're trying to do when we take up a course of exercise, etc.
When I hear 'regime' I think of Saddam Hussein. I do not wish to associate him with my skincare...  |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:11 am |
| violetanne, thank you |
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normal to combination skin that is sensitive. cheeks have large, visible pores and flush very easily. most SAs tell me "dehydrated on the outside, oily on the inside"! |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:23 am |
| my thoughts exactly violet..well put. |
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60+ fair skin, no wrinkles because I never smoked, nor sunned. Just fortunate with good genes. However, have the sagging jowls and nasolab folds and marionette lines. |
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